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for example, in this same report, 58% of the american people say that religion plays a very important role in their lives. that is only 3% lower than what it was ten years ago. 68% of them say they believe in god. a number of them say they are studying and looking at religion including the bible. >> that is sort of like a higher power, is that what that is? >> for some of them it reflects a loss of faith in all institutions whether it is wall street, the church, the media and even if you look at what is called the emerging church, a lot of it is labeled in an open way. i still think people are spiritually hungry and i believe that the church will find a way to connect with these folks. >> it saved my life. the unaffiliated make up a quarter of the democratic party. whereas people who are faith based make up a third of the republican party and those are the white evangelicals of which you have had an association. are they growing larger from 8-20%? that is going to help the democratic party? >> well, i would say yes and no. in fact if you look at the republican party primaries in 2012,
for example, in this same report, 58% of the american people say that religion plays a very important role in their lives. that is only 3% lower than what it was ten years ago. 68% of them say they believe in god. a number of them say they are studying and looking at religion including the bible. >> that is sort of like a higher power, is that what that is? >> for some of them it reflects a loss of faith in all institutions whether it is wall street, the church, the media and even...
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denim maker true religion apparel said it was evaluating strategic alternatives which could include a possible sale of the company. never have understood, you know, these companies design a pair of jeans that cost like $400. how does that work? just because you want to -- >> a lot more every minute. >> denim or something, right? i don't know why that is. >> what was the only level -- label i really like is -- what is that men's club? >> the jackets with -- >> no, members only. >> members only. >> see, i would buy those because to have something, yes, a member of something. the 40-year-old virgin. yeah, a girl sees you something that says members only. it's like you're a member somewhere that no one else is. >> fedex is planning to cut costs at its express air freight and services division hoping to add 1.7 billion to the bottom line over a four-year period. >> okay. >> you had a member. you had one at one point, didn't you? >> i remember having a members only bag. >> do you have one? >> like a murse? >> no, like a suitcase. >> like a male bag? >> like a fanny pack. >> you didn't say f
denim maker true religion apparel said it was evaluating strategic alternatives which could include a possible sale of the company. never have understood, you know, these companies design a pair of jeans that cost like $400. how does that work? just because you want to -- >> a lot more every minute. >> denim or something, right? i don't know why that is. >> what was the only level -- label i really like is -- what is that men's club? >> the jackets with -- >> no,...
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dan gilgoff, a religion editor. thanks so much. >> thanks, fred. >> you can see more of this story on our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. >>> bees in france are making rather strange-colored honey because of a sweet tooth. beekeepers say the honeybees found m&m's residue that manufacturing candy waste. the result? green, blue, or red honey. it takes like regular honey but won't be sold in stores. >>> the presidential candidate are fighting to win the latino vote. we look at one state where latinos voters could decide this election. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or
dan gilgoff, a religion editor. thanks so much. >> thanks, fred. >> you can see more of this story on our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. >>> bees in france are making rather strange-colored honey because of a sweet tooth. beekeepers say the honeybees found m&m's residue that manufacturing candy waste. the result? green, blue, or red honey. it takes like regular honey but won't be sold in stores. >>> the presidential candidate are fighting to win the latino...
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did you know that political affiliation is the most common shared trait among marital partners, than religion? so my thinking is they push it out, on things like what do you think about gun control and abortion? that type thing. >> okay, so what about families, marriages, we have james carville and mary matalin, what about where they embrace different parties? does it happen a lot? and how do they resolve it? do they just live with it? >> well, it is actually rare, it is one of the most common things that couples share as a political affiliation, it has been suggested if they don't talk about it in the dating affiliation, it could be tough. and the conservative may just want to get divorced after that fight, and the liberal doesn't, because there seems to be more divorces. but the question people ask, if liberals -- will they become extinct, the conservatives generally acquire their rank through birth. but as people become more mobile, they move to pursue careers, get exposed, they become more liberal. so as a result, liberals acquire their folks through conversion, they convert to liberalism
did you know that political affiliation is the most common shared trait among marital partners, than religion? so my thinking is they push it out, on things like what do you think about gun control and abortion? that type thing. >> okay, so what about families, marriages, we have james carville and mary matalin, what about where they embrace different parties? does it happen a lot? and how do they resolve it? do they just live with it? >> well, it is actually rare, it is one of the...
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do we really need the structure of a religion to be faithful? or is finding faith on personal terms enough? to discuss this i want to bring in two people who are experiencing religion in two very different ways. first, i want to talk with june ann greeley, an associate professor of religious studies at sacred heart university in connecticut. professor greeley, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> you say we do need structure when we practice our faith. why is that? >> i think one of the things i would like to first begin saying is that i'm not sure we want to work necessarily with dualities and say it's either religious or spiritual, but i do find that in speaking with students and just in other conversations there is a way in which religion structures us, but also primarily gives us community, and while we tend to think in terms of our own spirituality, which is, by the way, very important, and we don't want really religion without spirituality, i think the idea that somehow religion does not offer anything is a mistaken idea. there's a cer
do we really need the structure of a religion to be faithful? or is finding faith on personal terms enough? to discuss this i want to bring in two people who are experiencing religion in two very different ways. first, i want to talk with june ann greeley, an associate professor of religious studies at sacred heart university in connecticut. professor greeley, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> you say we do need structure when we practice our faith. why is that? >> i...
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i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision, talk about how your religion played a part in that, and please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. my faith informs me about how to take care of the vulnerable, about how to make sure that people have a chance in life. now, you want to ask basically why i'm pro-life. it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course. butt it's also because of reason and science. i think about ten and a half years ago. my wife and i went to mercy hospital in janesville where i was born for our 7-week ultrasound for our first child, and we saw that heart beat. our little baby was in the shape of ae bean, and to this day we have nicknamed our first born child, liza, bean. hmm. now
i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision, talk about how your religion played a part in that, and please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in...
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religion, you talk about it on your show. we were talking about it during the commercial, you were raised catholic, went to jesuit school. just with that background, what do you make of the figure, 13 million americans who call themselves atheists? do you think there are more out there that are just afraid of the atheist label? >> you know, i'm not so sure it was -- i'm not sure it was atheism i saw. i saw between 18 and 30 years old, that was the largest group of nonaffiliated people, i have three sons that are in that age group. and it is kind of like religion is not inclusive enough for them. i feel badly about eating at chick-fil-a after what was said, right, because when you hear stuff like that, that is not what my bible taught me, you know, the one umbrella, all inclusive. if you think back, there were reasons in the pibible for slavery, for women not having position, for only white males able to own land, i think it is foolish to organize religion, not to wake up and go, we better be more inclusive or people like my s
religion, you talk about it on your show. we were talking about it during the commercial, you were raised catholic, went to jesuit school. just with that background, what do you make of the figure, 13 million americans who call themselves atheists? do you think there are more out there that are just afraid of the atheist label? >> you know, i'm not so sure it was -- i'm not sure it was atheism i saw. i saw between 18 and 30 years old, that was the largest group of nonaffiliated people, i...
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they don't have a religion. that's one out of every five americans. joining me now to talk about this is cnn's belief blog coed editor. eric, why are people telling surveyors that they're turning away from organized religion specifically? >> there were a nuchmber of reasons as to why they don't consider themselves affiliated with any religion. one was maybe they weren't raiseded in a religious household. another reason they gave was they weren't crazy about the way things were going. they were upset about the religion and they left. and another one was they were raised in a religious family, but never really got engaged with the religion. many they left for college and when they come back, they do for services with their mom and dad but otherwise they kind of leave to their parents and have left the religion as they've moved on with their lives. >> we know now about why people are leaving, but what are we learning about who is leaving, their age, any political of affiliation? >> there were interesting points bro
they don't have a religion. that's one out of every five americans. joining me now to talk about this is cnn's belief blog coed editor. eric, why are people telling surveyors that they're turning away from organized religion specifically? >> there were a nuchmber of reasons as to why they don't consider themselves affiliated with any religion. one was maybe they weren't raiseded in a religious household. another reason they gave was they weren't crazy about the way things were going. they...
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i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision. talk about how religion played a role. >> and, please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this, if you could, congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. my faith informs me how to take care of the vulnerable, how to make sure that people have a chance in life. you ask me basically why i'm pro-life. it's not simple police because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about 10 1/2 years ago. my wife janna and i went to mercy hospital in janesville where i was born, for our seven-week ultsound for our first-born child, and we saw that heartbeat. our little baby was in the shape of a bean. and to this day, we have nicknamed our first born child, liza, bean. now i believe th
i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision. talk about how religion played a role. >> and, please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this, if you could, congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. or from their faith. our faith informs us in...
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talk about how religion played a role. and, please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan? >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. or from their faith. my faith informs me how to take care of the vulnerable, how to make sure that people have a chance in life. you ask me why i'm pro life? it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about 10 1/2 years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital in janesville, where i was born, for our seven-week ultrasound for our first born child. we saw that heartbeat, our little baby was in the shape of a bean. and to this day, we have nicknamed our first born child, liza, bean. i believe life begins at conception. those are the reasons why i'm pro life. now, i understand this is a difficult issue and i respect people who don't agree with me on this. but the
talk about how religion played a role. and, please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan? >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. or from their faith. my faith informs me how to take care of the vulnerable, how to make sure that people have a chance in life. you ask me why i'm pro life? it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of...
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prayer and religion sustain me. i receive calmness in the storms of the presidency. >> calmness in the storms of the presidency from george w. bush. he went on then from that debate to keep his lead and to win that election. >> and joining me now is cnn contributor and democratic strategist hillary rosen. hillary, good morning. both critics and support efforts of president obama say he was off in the debate. we've got numbers that simultaneously give the president a boost on the economy and take away key republican line of attack that we all have learned well that, nation's unemployment rate remains above 8%. 31 days from now, hillary, what is going to resonate more with voters? will it be style or substance? >> that's a great question, randi, because i think that, you know, there was a lot of theater, not just on the stage the other night, but, you know, in the mediate next day and people talking about performances, but i think when we look at kind of dial groups from undecided voters and even the cnn groups and ot
prayer and religion sustain me. i receive calmness in the storms of the presidency. >> calmness in the storms of the presidency from george w. bush. he went on then from that debate to keep his lead and to win that election. >> and joining me now is cnn contributor and democratic strategist hillary rosen. hillary, good morning. both critics and support efforts of president obama say he was off in the debate. we've got numbers that simultaneously give the president a boost on the...
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we're going to look at politics of religion. can pastors make political pitches to their congregation without jeopardizing their church's tax exempt status? we'll see you then as well. >> look forward to it. thanks, randi. >> the state's deputy attorney general and his wife are aauto accused of severe lay buzing two children they adopted from ethiopia. police arrested douglas and kristen barber after the kids had a doctor's visit. investigators say the doctor noticed several fractures on the 18-month-old girl's head. they say they may have suffered a stroke and be permanently blind from her injuries. police say the 6-year-old boy appeared starved. the couple faces charges of assault and child endangerment. their attorney has not commented. >>> the pharmacy responsible for making the steroid blamed for spreading fungal meningitis has recalled all of its products now nationwide. the move comes as the cdc reports two more deaths from the disease bringing the total now to seven. take a look at this map. 64 cases of fungal meningitis
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from this la von, if some believe there is life without religion, it's not so much a stretch for those people to believe there may be an afterlife. from jay, i'm 99% sure when you die, you 16r78 cease to exist. hoping god is there to prove me wrong when my time comes. keep the responses coming. facebook.com/carolcnn. the next hour of "newsroom" begins right now. >>> happening now, jerry sandusky in court likely on his way to a lifetime in prison, but the convicted child rainist says he's the victim. hear it for yourself in a stunning sgral house recording. >>> could you do this? jump from a helium balloon from the edge of space. one daredevil hoping to make that jump today 120,000 feet up. >>> the race for the who us is pumping millions into our economy, but that might not be as important as who wins control of congress. >>> and a truck drives right into a california liquor store and a worker is trapped in the rubble. we'll tell you how the story played out. "newsroom" starts now. >>> and good morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm carol costello. right now one of the most revi
from this la von, if some believe there is life without religion, it's not so much a stretch for those people to believe there may be an afterlife. from jay, i'm 99% sure when you die, you 16r78 cease to exist. hoping god is there to prove me wrong when my time comes. keep the responses coming. facebook.com/carolcnn. the next hour of "newsroom" begins right now. >>> happening now, jerry sandusky in court likely on his way to a lifetime in prison, but the convicted child...
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or lack of religion. >> i agree. well said. james, do you want to weigh in? >> no. i think if you fool around with these kind of kooky people, sometimes they come up and bite you. a mormon i understand is the church of jesus christ of latter day saint. so the mormon certainly view themselves as christian. that's good enough for me. they've got an expanding great organization. that's their view. and i accept that. i'm not voting for romney because -- not voting for romney because of his religion. i would vote for any number of great democrats that are mormon. that's not a factor to me. he ought to keep his opinions to himself if you ask me. >> i think we all agree on that point. james, thanks very much. ari, thanks to you. as well the first lady of the united states is speaking to a rally in virginia. there she is. when we come back we're going to hear what she has to say. the pace of change is accelerating. the way we... perform, compete and grow. and people are driving this change. that's the power of human resource
or lack of religion. >> i agree. well said. james, do you want to weigh in? >> no. i think if you fool around with these kind of kooky people, sometimes they come up and bite you. a mormon i understand is the church of jesus christ of latter day saint. so the mormon certainly view themselves as christian. that's good enough for me. they've got an expanding great organization. that's their view. and i accept that. i'm not voting for romney because -- not voting for romney because of...
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, did you know political affiliation is the most common shared trait among marital partners next to religion. so my thinking is that daters don't put it in the up-front advertising, on the online profile. but they suss it out by asking about gun control, abortion, et cetera, et cetera. >> right. okay, so what about families, marriages? we have like, you know, james carville and mary matalin. what about where they both were both parents, both people embrace different parties, does that happen a lot? and how do they resolve it? do they just live with it? >> well, it's really rare, actually. it's very rare. it's one of the most common things that marital couples share, of course, is political affiliation. and it's been suggested that if couples don't start talking about this in the dating phase of their relationship, that they could be entering a rocky road. it's tough. especially if the conservative just wants to get divorced after that fight and the liberal doesn't. there seem to be more divorces. but the big question people always ask, don, is if liberals are having all these abortions suppo
, did you know political affiliation is the most common shared trait among marital partners next to religion. so my thinking is that daters don't put it in the up-front advertising, on the online profile. but they suss it out by asking about gun control, abortion, et cetera, et cetera. >> right. okay, so what about families, marriages? we have like, you know, james carville and mary matalin. what about where they both were both parents, both people embrace different parties, does that...
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>> people often talk about religion and politics but this next story has a little bit of both. athens clark county, georgia, has a population about 100,000, home of the university of georgia. the town is represented in congress by one of its most conservative members, paul broun. 99% conservative rating from the american conservative union. when it comes to fate, he disputes everything on science says on how earth and humans became to be. listen to him at a speech last month at the liberty baptist church. >> all the stuff i was taught about evolution and big bang theory and all that is straight from the pit. >> broun says the earth is only 9,000 years old which lines up with christian's literal approach. he is a medical doctor and sits on the house committee on science, space and technology is challenging what the scientific world has deemed to be fact. >> very much like saying you think that the earth is flat. it's not flat. you can show that, you can prove that to yourself. to claim that it's 9,000 years is not off a million years, but off by a factor of a million. that is ex
>> people often talk about religion and politics but this next story has a little bit of both. athens clark county, georgia, has a population about 100,000, home of the university of georgia. the town is represented in congress by one of its most conservative members, paul broun. 99% conservative rating from the american conservative union. when it comes to fate, he disputes everything on science says on how earth and humans became to be. listen to him at a speech last month at the...
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democratic base didn't get a chance to hear that old time religion from obama last week. i hear it from my friends. the sense of deflation, looking in the rear-view mirror now. i think tr biden to come out, give the religion, remind meem what this fight is about is important to get the energy back. >> i don't think biden can win it tonight. but i think biden can stop some of the bleeding tonight and that's important. you know, something big happened in that first debate. barack obama has not had a campaign for president. he's had a campaign to stop from getting elected president. a negative campaign. when he didn't show up in that debate and when romney did and looked like an acceptable republican, the one campaign he had, the anti romney campaign got a big crack in it. he needs a campaign. he doesn't have one now. if he doesn't begin to get one tonight with biden and next week, candidacies can collapse. right now, there's no campaign in obama world. >> great thing about it, biden's been under a rock, he's been out there firing up the grass roots. >> we need to understand
democratic base didn't get a chance to hear that old time religion from obama last week. i hear it from my friends. the sense of deflation, looking in the rear-view mirror now. i think tr biden to come out, give the religion, remind meem what this fight is about is important to get the energy back. >> i don't think biden can win it tonight. but i think biden can stop some of the bleeding tonight and that's important. you know, something big happened in that first debate. barack obama has...
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fourthly, it's the cradle of civilizations in religions, it's part of our heritage. we can't walk away from the middle east, but it's a very tough, it's a very dangerous and it's a very turbulent region. and we take risks in being out there. >> former u.s. ambassador to iraq and turkey, jim jeffrey, thank you. >> thank you. >>> tens of thousands may have been given the contaminated steroid injections that are blamed for a deadly meningitis outbreak, but some say they saw it coming and even tried to sound the alarm long before it happened. oh no, not a migraine now. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. customer erin swenson bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedu
fourthly, it's the cradle of civilizations in religions, it's part of our heritage. we can't walk away from the middle east, but it's a very tough, it's a very dangerous and it's a very turbulent region. and we take risks in being out there. >> former u.s. ambassador to iraq and turkey, jim jeffrey, thank you. >> thank you. >>> tens of thousands may have been given the contaminated steroid injections that are blamed for a deadly meningitis outbreak, but some say they saw it...
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i am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion. >> hunters haven't seen someone passionate about hunting in the white house since dick cheney. cnn editor kat kinsman joining me right now. hunting isn't just a hobby for ryan. spent four years as co-chairman in the congressional sportsman's caucus. why are hunters so excited about ryan, and what are they hoping to get from him? >> well, i think a lot of after i had hunters would be more than happy if we all front of about dick cheney's hunting legacy. with paul ryan you get somebody whose secret service name is bow hunter, so he puts his money where his mouth is. we ran a story earlier this week about how he makes sauce amming out of his meat that he hunts. what people are really hoping is to have somebody in in a position who can affect change who understands it culturally that this is not just for sport. he hunts for sustena 234 ce and understands the land and weapon rights in a particular way that is very close to their -- to how they were raised. >> if particular he is a real proponent of hunting on public lands. what does that
i am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion. >> hunters haven't seen someone passionate about hunting in the white house since dick cheney. cnn editor kat kinsman joining me right now. hunting isn't just a hobby for ryan. spent four years as co-chairman in the congressional sportsman's caucus. why are hunters so excited about ryan, and what are they hoping to get from him? >> well, i think a lot of after i had hunters would be more than happy if we all front of about dick...
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. >> my religion defines who i am and i've been a practicing catholic my whole life. and it is particularly informed my social doctrine, catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can't take care of themselves. people who need help. >> let's take the controversial issue of abortion. ryan and biden's views could not be more different. >> now, i believe that life begins at conception. that's why those -- those are the reasons why i'm pro-life. i understand this is a difficult issue. and respect people who don't agree with me on this, but the policy of a romney administration will be to oppose abortion with the exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother. >> with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as a -- we call a defeaty doctrine. life begins at conception, that's the church's judgment. i just refuse to impose that on others, unlike my friend here, the congressman. >> now, the push is on for the catholic vote. according to this pew forum on religion and public life, neither obama nor romney has a consistent lead amon
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hasan, who is a practicing muslim says his religion requires him to have a beard. >>> philadelphia eagles quarterback michael vick comes clean. he says he is now a dog owner. vick, you will recall, served 18 months in prison on dogfighting charges. he just issued a statement saying the dog is quote, well cared for, and that he wants his children to develop a healthy relationship with animals. i think that did surprise a lot of people this morning. >> yeah. i think it does. certainly. all right, john, thank you. >>> still ahead this morning on "starting point," he says his father was in command last night. we're going to talk to beau biden about the troops, and what he thought surprised him coming from paul ryan last night. you're watching "starting point." when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugar
hasan, who is a practicing muslim says his religion requires him to have a beard. >>> philadelphia eagles quarterback michael vick comes clean. he says he is now a dog owner. vick, you will recall, served 18 months in prison on dogfighting charges. he just issued a statement saying the dog is quote, well cared for, and that he wants his children to develop a healthy relationship with animals. i think that did surprise a lot of people this morning. >> yeah. i think it does....
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they are infringing upon our religion freedom by infringing on catholic charities, catholic churches, catholic hospitals. our church should not have to sue the federal government to maintain their liberties. and abortion, they wanted it to be safe, legal and rare. now they support it without restrictions and with taxpayer funding. tax payer funding in obama care care and with foreign aid. the vice president himself went to china and said he sympathized or wouldn't second guess their one-child policy of forced abortions and sterilizations. that to me is pretty extreme. >> vice president biden. >> my religion defines who i am, and i've been a practicing catholic my whole life. and it has particularly informed my social doctrine. catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can't take care of themselves. people who need help. with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as what we call a di fete doctrine. life begins at conception. that's the church's judgment, and i accept it in my personal life. i refuse to oppose it on equally devout christians a
they are infringing upon our religion freedom by infringing on catholic charities, catholic churches, catholic hospitals. our church should not have to sue the federal government to maintain their liberties. and abortion, they wanted it to be safe, legal and rare. now they support it without restrictions and with taxpayer funding. tax payer funding in obama care care and with foreign aid. the vice president himself went to china and said he sympathized or wouldn't second guess their one-child...
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role of religion. wewe have come a long way in 20 years, but i think we've still got a lot of work to do. >> do you want to add to that quickly? >> quickly, i do not think the establishment clause has been the cause of this. i think there is a religious literacy problem in the country. i think the establishment clause has helped. i think it would be worse if it were not the case. americans' lack literacy in a great many areas, religion being one of them, so i think there's a lot we have to do on the education front. >> i just wanted to disagree. i write a syndicated column on ethics and religion. you said same-sex marriage is inevitable in united states. 32 states have voted on it and every time have voted it down. four more states voting on it this fall. in every case, where the real ballot matters when people go to vote, they vote it down. they do not want same-sex marriage, and it does impinge on religious freedom. in new hampshire, for example, a bed-and-breakfast run by a catholic couple refused t
role of religion. wewe have come a long way in 20 years, but i think we've still got a lot of work to do. >> do you want to add to that quickly? >> quickly, i do not think the establishment clause has been the cause of this. i think there is a religious literacy problem in the country. i think the establishment clause has helped. i think it would be worse if it were not the case. americans' lack literacy in a great many areas, religion being one of them, so i think there's a lot we...
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egypt is divided in ways even with religion in importance. it is not the most dominant thing in their lives. there's a lot much more going on. all this blasphemy saying i happen to be totally against any loss. i prefer what we have over europe in this issue. if you get down through this slippery slope, there is no end to it. i was a student oof modern philosophy. he talked that -- taught that language is action. it matters and have to pay attention to consequences. i worry more about you interpret that. when you allow elected officials on any given moment to interpret that, it can be disastrous. be careful what you wish for. a month ago the legislature passed a resolution that is not binding thaton- seemed to be very innocent against anti-emetic language. asking universities in particular to not condone or use public funding for anti- semitism. he would oppose that? this is what they had written down to interpret what it means. all the different things they put down, somebody like jimmy carter could not get invited. they say human rights acti
egypt is divided in ways even with religion in importance. it is not the most dominant thing in their lives. there's a lot much more going on. all this blasphemy saying i happen to be totally against any loss. i prefer what we have over europe in this issue. if you get down through this slippery slope, there is no end to it. i was a student oof modern philosophy. he talked that -- taught that language is action. it matters and have to pay attention to consequences. i worry more about you...
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part of being in a christian religion. host: the legal attack on the diplomatic mission in libya has created an unexpected casualty. the white house hopes president obama will remain unscathed on foreign policy issues in the presidential race. guest: it is especially difficult. one thing president obama ram on fort years ago is he had a -- four years ago is he had a unique ability to reach out to the muslim world and make things better. i believe that. based on speeches he has given and some of the stagecraft suggesting president obama has moved the u.s. away from israel, it has opened a new rift. the situation in libya, because we're dealing with islamic extremists who committed a terrorist attack and assassinated our ambassador, it speaks to the larger issue of whether president obama will make things better in the middle east. i would argue he has not. i would argue he made things worse. anyone would agree things are not better their than before he took office. host: let's go to debbie. caller: i am from michigan. i app
part of being in a christian religion. host: the legal attack on the diplomatic mission in libya has created an unexpected casualty. the white house hopes president obama will remain unscathed on foreign policy issues in the presidential race. guest: it is especially difficult. one thing president obama ram on fort years ago is he had a -- four years ago is he had a unique ability to reach out to the muslim world and make things better. i believe that. based on speeches he has given and some of...
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i do not think that is a part of the religion. the christian part of obama's history, they made him to announce that. -- denounce that. i know that that is what he believes in. i was christian and i converted to islam because it is more protective of the traditional roles of the father and mother at home. i think that is a positive situation for democracy, taking with enough of welfare, and we -- taking off of welfare, and we do not have the game in prison situation that we would have here. israel, i do not think we should follow their lead because i think the world looks at how americans get along with each other, not at how israel gets along with america, and their approach in religion is an eye for an eye, and not following christian beliefs. we need to make our own decisions, even though israel says their point to follow their own test. i think they believe they are defined people, and i think that -- divine people, and i think that is a religious falsehood. americans do not have to follow the abraham was for all people. he ne
i do not think that is a part of the religion. the christian part of obama's history, they made him to announce that. -- denounce that. i know that that is what he believes in. i was christian and i converted to islam because it is more protective of the traditional roles of the father and mother at home. i think that is a positive situation for democracy, taking with enough of welfare, and we -- taking off of welfare, and we do not have the game in prison situation that we would have here....
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talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro-life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is also because of reason and science. i think about 10 and a half years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital where i was born for our seventh week ultrasound for our firstborn child. we saw the heartbeat. our little baby was in the shape of the been. -- of a bean. to this day, we have nicknamed our firstborn child "bean." i believe life begins at conception. those are the reasons i am pro- life. i understand this is a difficult issue. i respect people who do not agree with me on this. the policy of a mitt romney administration is to oppose abortion
talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro-life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is...
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i do not think that is a part of the religion. the christian part of obama's history, they made him to announce that. i know that that is what he believes in. i converted to islam because it is more protective of the traditional roles of the father and mother at home. i think that is a positive situation for democracy, taking with enough of welfare, and we do not have the game in prison situation that we would have here. israel, i do not think we should follow their lead because i think the world looks at how americans get along with each other, not at how israel gets along with america, and their approach in religion is an eye for eni, not following the christian an -- an ey, and note following christian beliefs. we need to make our own decisions, even though israel says their point to follow their own test. i think they believe they are defined people, and i think that is a religious falsehood. americans do not have to follow the abraham was for all people. he never said the jewish people were better than any other race on the e
i do not think that is a part of the religion. the christian part of obama's history, they made him to announce that. i know that that is what he believes in. i converted to islam because it is more protective of the traditional roles of the father and mother at home. i think that is a positive situation for democracy, taking with enough of welfare, and we do not have the game in prison situation that we would have here. israel, i do not think we should follow their lead because i think the...
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it is just part of being in the christian religion. host: the legal attack on the diplomatic mission in libya has created an unexpected casualty. the white house hopes president obama will remain unscathed on foreign policy issues in the presidential race. guest: it is especially difficult. one thing president obama ram on fort years ago is he had a unique ability to reach out to the muslim world and make things better. i believe that. based on speeches he has given and some of the stagecraft suggesting president obama has moved the u.s. away from israel, it has opened a new rift. the situation in libya, because we're dealing with islamic extremists who committed a terrorist attack and assassinated our ambassador, it speaks to the larger issue of whether president obama will make things better in the middle east. i would argue he has not. i would argue he made things worse. anyone would agree things are not better their than before he took office. debbie.t's go to caller: i am from michigan. i appreciate your comment about a earthlings
it is just part of being in the christian religion. host: the legal attack on the diplomatic mission in libya has created an unexpected casualty. the white house hopes president obama will remain unscathed on foreign policy issues in the presidential race. guest: it is especially difficult. one thing president obama ram on fort years ago is he had a unique ability to reach out to the muslim world and make things better. i believe that. based on speeches he has given and some of the stagecraft...
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talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro-life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is also because of reason and science. i think about 10 and a half years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital where i was born for our seventh week ultrasound for our firstborn child. we saw the heartbeat. our little baby was in the shape of the been. to this day, we have nicknamed our firstborn child "bean." i believe life begins at conception. those are the reasons i am pro- life. i understand this is a difficult issue. i respect people who do not agree with me on this. the policy of a mitt romney administration is to oppose abortion with the excep
talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro-life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is...
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not ideology or religion. it is driven by desperation. yemen's live in $60 economies. in a region that is cut off from the rest of the world, where people are living on less than 800 calories a day, that makes a difference. it is a real concern about government corruption that is pulling people into the insurgency in yemen. not drone strikes, not jihad, not ideology. all of those things are used. the second thing i found in yemen, they resent the drone strikes. they have the image of the drones and the u.s. government is standing up a government that is not accountable to them. we hear this over and over. in the south and in the north. this notion that the u.s. is propping up a government that is not responsive to the population. it is fundamentally undermining our political objectives, even while securing our security objectives. neither one of them bears any resemblance to the facts on the ground. they are distorting our ability to understand the relationship between the instruments of policy and the actual substance of our objectives. our security terms and our long
not ideology or religion. it is driven by desperation. yemen's live in $60 economies. in a region that is cut off from the rest of the world, where people are living on less than 800 calories a day, that makes a difference. it is a real concern about government corruption that is pulling people into the insurgency in yemen. not drone strikes, not jihad, not ideology. all of those things are used. the second thing i found in yemen, they resent the drone strikes. they have the image of the drones...
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we are a target country when it comes to an unusual religion. host: this is following up with your definition about abortion rights. [laughter] guest: never understand why this is a hard concept to grasp. we want enough government so people are not killed in the womb. that doesn't mean we want the government to make this go through 18 hours of procedures to change the awning in front of the store. host: 114,000 jobs created in september and the unemployment rate going down, 7.8%. guest: yet it's still higher than the day obama took office. that excludes all the people that have given up looking for work. it is still higher than the day he took office. host: with the trend going down, how do you think it will play politically? guest: 23 million people are out of work. the country is suffering. maybe they do not know on capitol hill. people know that people are not working are working at far less jobs than they had a few years ago. we have to get the country going again. host: teresa in florida. caller: you just about talked out the clock. most of
we are a target country when it comes to an unusual religion. host: this is following up with your definition about abortion rights. [laughter] guest: never understand why this is a hard concept to grasp. we want enough government so people are not killed in the womb. that doesn't mean we want the government to make this go through 18 hours of procedures to change the awning in front of the store. host: 114,000 jobs created in september and the unemployment rate going down, 7.8%. guest: yet...